Explanation
That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for water meters and appurtenances, with the vendors listed below.
The Purchase Agreement associations listed require approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per Columbus City Code Section 329.
Purchase Orders will be established to purchase water meters and appurtenances for the Division of Water’s *Enhanced Meter Project (EMP), CIP No. 690358-100001. The EMP will allow for centralized reading of the Division’s retail meters via radio transmitters and receivers, which will greatly reduce meter reading costs, allowing for more frequent readings and billings, provide data for analysis of unaccounted-for water, and greatly enhance our customer service capabilities.
*Project formerly named Advanced Metering System (AMS) Implementation Project.
The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water requests funding of $33,000,000.00 to be distributed between the vendors below:
UTC # / C.C. # /
Vendor Exp. Date Exp. Date DAX # Status
Badger Meter, Inc. PA003472 - 3/31/23 39-0143280 - expired** 7720 MAJ
Neptune Technology, Inc. PA003474 - 3/31/23 13-4192672 - expired** 0689 MAJ
Metron-Farnier LP PA003475 - 3/31/23 84-1328980 - expired** 10502 MAJ
Master Meter, Inc. PA003473 - 3/31/23 75-1739575 - expired** 10104 MAJ
Core & Main, LP. PA003476 - 3/31/23 03-0550887 - 2/24/23 0148 MAJ
**Vendors will be contacted to update Contract Compliance Numbers.
These companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Parties listing of the Federal Government and are not listed in the Auditor of States database for Findings for Recovery.
Community Planning Area = “99 - Citywide”
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to meet the proj...
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